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How much food does your household waste each year?

Whenever we throw away food, we’re not only throwing out our hard-earned cash, we’re driving up the cost of all food which literally takes food from the mouths of the hungry.

On top of that, the world recycles less than 9% of plastic it creates - every single piece of plastic or silicone ever made still exists on the planet today. We believe the only sustainable way out of our polluted mess is through compostable solutions.

Enter: The Swag

The Swag is a patented design made out of three different layers of 100% natural, unbleached, unseeded cotton - each of the three layers plays a role in keeping your produce fresher for longer.

How It Works

1. Protect

The robust outer layer of The Swag protects your fruit & veggies by preserving the water within the middle layer from drying out too quickly.

2. Hydrate

The thick, absorbent middle layer holds the bulk of the moisture. This layer draws the water away from the fresh produce, yet allows it to hydrate as needed.

3. Breathe

The inner layer of The Swag provides a dryer protection barrier however as all three layers are permeable, they allow your fruit & veggies to breathe and stay fresher for longer.

Meet Peita - The Swag Founder

Customers are always asking me - how on earth did I come up with the idea for The Swag?

I grew up on an acreage north of Sydney, Australia, surrounded by nature. My family and I largely lived off the land, so sustainability and reducing food waste became a core value of mine from an early age. Yet as I became a wife and mother, I felt a tremendous amount of guilt around how many rotting fruit and veggies I threw out every day from my fridge.

I realised that the plastic packaging allowed condensation to build, and it dawned on me that my fruit and vegetables were suffocating and sweating inside the bag.

With the support of friends and family, I set out on a journey to find a sustainable, natural solution. After years of research, testing (occasional failure!) and product development, The Swag (named after the iconic Australian bushman’s swag) was launched in 2016. Since then, we’ve grown The Swag into an international sensation with stockists all over the world.

I’m excited for you to join us on this waste-free, plastic-free movement.

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Why is it called a "Swag"?

It’s named The Swag because the bags are rolled in the form of the iconic Australian bushman’s swag. A bushman’s Swag is a bundle of belongings rolled in a bedroll to be carried on foot over long distances, whilst looking for work in the Australian bush.

The Swag represents a natural product, no waste and making the most of what you have. This translates into the fresh produce that last longer and stays fresher in The Swag whilst reducing the use of plastic.

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabongUnder the shade of a coolabah tree,And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled:“You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me.”